The aim of this research is to investigate how project managers are using visual
boards to successfully deliver their obligations and to outline why such basic tool
still exists in today’s organization. The methodology used to carry out this study
is qualitative combining semi-structured interviews and observation. The
findings from these interviews show that there are several benefits with visual
boards for the project manager e.g. improved communication, easier resource
planning and improved motivation. These benefits have been categorized into
informal and practical benefits. The discussion shows that the boards can work as
a boundary object i.e. an artefact that enables and constrain knowledge sharing
across boundaries. Working as a boundary object, the visual boards can be of
help to overcome syntactic, semantic and pragmatic knowledge boundaries.
Moreover, it has been shown to overcome social and emotional communication
challenges through the improved motivation and that it brings people from
different hierarchical levels together. The conclusion of the study is that the role
of visual boards can be divided into a practical and a social role for the project
manager. The board can be replaced by an IT-solution. However, the value of the
physical limitations has to be considered.

BibTeX @misc{Dabäck2016,author={Dabäck, André},title={The role of visual board in Project Management},abstract={The aim of this research is to investigate how project managers are using visual
boards to successfully deliver their obligations and to outline why such basic tool
still exists in today’s organization. The methodology used to carry out this study
is qualitative combining semi-structured interviews and observation. The
findings from these interviews show that there are several benefits with visual
boards for the project manager e.g. improved communication, easier resource
planning and improved motivation. These benefits have been categorized into
informal and practical benefits. The discussion shows that the boards can work as
a boundary object i.e. an artefact that enables and constrain knowledge sharing
across boundaries. Working as a boundary object, the visual boards can be of
help to overcome syntactic, semantic and pragmatic knowledge boundaries.
Moreover, it has been shown to overcome social and emotional communication
challenges through the improved motivation and that it brings people from
different hierarchical levels together. The conclusion of the study is that the role
of visual boards can be divided into a practical and a social role for the project
manager. The board can be replaced by an IT-solution. However, the value of the
physical limitations has to be considered.},publisher={Institutionen för bygg- och miljöteknik, Construction Management, Chalmers tekniska högskola,},place={Göteborg},year={2016},series={Examensarbete - Institutionen för bygg- och miljöteknik, Chalmers tekniska högskola, no: BOMX02-16-130},keywords={Project Management, Visualization, Visual Boards, Boundary Objects, Communities of Practice},note={45},}

RefWorks RT GenericSR ElectronicID 244281A1 Dabäck, AndréT1 The role of visual board in Project ManagementYR 2016AB The aim of this research is to investigate how project managers are using visual
boards to successfully deliver their obligations and to outline why such basic tool
still exists in today’s organization. The methodology used to carry out this study
is qualitative combining semi-structured interviews and observation. The
findings from these interviews show that there are several benefits with visual
boards for the project manager e.g. improved communication, easier resource
planning and improved motivation. These benefits have been categorized into
informal and practical benefits. The discussion shows that the boards can work as
a boundary object i.e. an artefact that enables and constrain knowledge sharing
across boundaries. Working as a boundary object, the visual boards can be of
help to overcome syntactic, semantic and pragmatic knowledge boundaries.
Moreover, it has been shown to overcome social and emotional communication
challenges through the improved motivation and that it brings people from
different hierarchical levels together. The conclusion of the study is that the role
of visual boards can be divided into a practical and a social role for the project
manager. The board can be replaced by an IT-solution. However, the value of the
physical limitations has to be considered.PB Institutionen för bygg- och miljöteknik, Construction Management, Chalmers tekniska högskola,T3 Examensarbete - Institutionen för bygg- och miljöteknik, Chalmers tekniska högskola, no: BOMX02-16-130LA engLK http://publications.lib.chalmers.se/records/fulltext/244281/244281.pdfOL 30